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Weather in King Cove, Alaska

The salmon run thickens. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

King Cove, AK
Sunday, May 17 at 4:55 AM
40
°
Overcast
Feels like
30°
Humidity
89%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Sunset
10:52 PM
King Cove, AK
Hour by hour · 24h
42°
8p
41°
9p
40°
10p
38°
11p
38°
12a
38°
10%
1a
38°
33%
2a
38°
64%
3a
39°
88%
4a
38°
97%
5a
38°
99%
6a
38°
100%
7a
39°
100%
8a
39°
100%
9a
39°
100%
10a
40°
100%
11a
40°
100%
12p
41°
100%
1p
41°
100%
2p
41°
100%
3p
42°
100%
4p
42°
100%
5p
42°
100%
6p
42°
100%
7p
L 38°H 42°
King Cove, AK
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Light Rain
    100%
    41°38°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Snow
    100%
    44°38°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Snow
    100%
    42°36°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Drizzle
    100%
    45°37°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Rain
    100%
    43°37°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Light Rain
    100%
    44°39°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Snow
    97%
    43°38°
King Cove, AK
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · veering 60°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
43
avg 18
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 18 · pk 43 @ 5:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
King Cove, AK
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.4
-4.0 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.4
mb
3h
-4.0
mb
12h
+0.7
mb
24h
-1.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985992
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
King Cove, AK
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
0.9 μg/m³
PM 10
1.6 μg/m³
NO₂
0.3 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.1 Low
King Cove, AK
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
1:52 PM
Sunrise
6:37 AM
Daylight
16h 15m
Sunset
10:52 PM
Civil dusk
7:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
King Cove, AK
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
2:21 PM
Moonset
8:09 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
King Cove, AK
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

The salmon run thickens

cultural
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

King Cove at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: July 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

ZIP codes in King Cove

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.